The price for hold almost touched the 2,045.00 mark on Wednesday. However, US central bankers made comments that they will not cut interest rates until clear inflation decline occurs. Since inflation recently returned, it is clear that a rate decrease won't come soon. Due to this reason, the USD surged in value and price for gold dropped. By mid-Thursday, the
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly employment data sets. The released data has caused a surge of the US Dollar of 0.5% over the span of a minute. Afterwards, the Dollar continue to gain, as the momentum had continued. Since mid-Monday, the Dollar index was testing the 104.50 level's resistance. The events caused a drop of
The United States Federal Reserve has just published its Federal Funds Rate. As expected, the central bank has kept its base rate unchanged at 5.50%. The no change was expected. Afterwards, the markets were looking forward to the follow up press conference of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. In general, the head of the central bank stated that
The price for gold found support in the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and returned to test the 2,035.00/2,040.00 range. At mid-Tuesday, the price passed above the range. The surge was heading to the 2,050.00 mark, where a pause could take place, before the publication of the US Federal Funds Rate. Economic Calendar Analysis On Wednesday, the top event of
The price for gold bounced off the resistance range at 2,035.00/2,040.00 and declined to the combined support of the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages near 2,020.00. Economic Calendar Analysis This week, the financial markets could be moved by fundamental data releases starting from Tuesday. On that day, the JOLTS Job Openings data could impact the value of the US Dollar. On
Throughout the past week, the financial markets have been reacting to United States fundamental data releases. In general, Consumer and Producer price indices and Retail Sales data have revealed that prices are going higher and the consumers don't care and just keep buying. Namely, the US Federal Reserve is not likely to cut interest rates, as the markets suddenly assumed
The US CPI publication bounced the price for gold in the previously described range of 2,025.00/2,040.00. However, after the event, the price declined as low as the 2,015.00 mark, before support was found. The follow up recovery on Friday managed to reach above the 2,050.00 mark. Economic Calendar Analysis On Friday, at 13:30 GMT, inflation at the producer level will be revealed,
The price for gold remains near 2,030.00, as markets wait for the publication of the US Consumer Price Index on Thursday at 13:30 GMT. Meanwhile, resistance is at 2,040.00, support is at 2,025.00 and the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages fail to impact the price. Economic Calendar Analysis This week, the top event is scheduled for Thursday. At 13:30 GMT, the
It appears that the decline of price for Gold occurred due to markets turning to Bitcoin as a safe haven asset. The move is inversely correlated to the surge of risk assets on Monday. From a technical perspective, the commodity found support in 2,020.00. By mid-Tuesday, the price had recovered to the combined resistance of the 2,040.00 level and the 100-hour
In general, fundamentals keep making an impact on the markets. It was revealed eventually to the world that the Fed might not cut rates until the end of 2024, which strengthened the US Dollar. Moreover, the release of US Employment data on Friday at 13:30 GMT caused volatility. During these events, the price for Gold dropped to the 2,025.00 level and
The decline of the price for gold had reached the support of the 2,030.00 mark, as the US Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes were published and caused a reversal of the course of the US Dollar. On the gold charts it resulted in a recovery back to 2,050.00. Economic Calendar Analysis On Thursday, the US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change is capable of impacting
Despite hosting a recovery at the end of the year, the price for gold has returned back below 2,060.00. Economic Calendar Analysis At the start of 2024, notable events start on Wednesday. At 15:00 GMT, watch the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index survey results and the JOLTS Job Openings number. Note that the two releases could cause a major
At the end of the year US firms book losses on assets to reduce their annual profit and taxable income. It occurs by selling stocks, bonds, other currencies on last day of the year and buying them back on the first day of trading. Namely, big players are selling everything against the Dollar, which is boosting the USD value. As a
The price for gold has continued to move higher. Most recently, the commodity revealed that there is a resistance zone at 2,084.35/2,088.30. The resistance held and by mid-Thursday the bullion was looking for support in the 2,075.00 level. Economic Calendar Analysis There are no notable events scheduled for this week. XAU/USD short-term forecast A resumption of the larger scale surge would once
The surge of the price for gold face the resistance of the 2,070.00 level. However, most recently, the 50-hour simple moving average has been pushing the commodity up and could cause a breaking of the resistance. Economic Calendar Analysis There are no notable events scheduled for this week. XAU/USD short-term forecast In the case of a surge above 2,070.00, the 2,075.00 and
The price of gold remains below resistance at 2.045.10/2,047.75 and above support at 2,027.20/2,030.00. In general, the situation and forecasts are unchanged. Economic Calendar Analysis On Friday, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index at 13:30 GMT. The change of the index shows how inflation impacts consumers. It is different from the CPI
By looking at technical charts it can be seen that a broad weakness of the US Dollar across the markets against peer currencies has pushed the price for gold higher. However, some attribute the move to the Houthi attack on shipping in the Red Sea. Highly likely that it is a combination of the two factors, as only gold has
The price for gold has moved below the 2,027.70/2,030.00 range, which has turned from support into resistance. Meanwhile, it appears that support was found in the 200-day simple moving average. Economic Calendar Analysis During the week before Christmas, there will be a couple of data releases that could impact the financial markets. On Thursday, not the publication of the US Final GDP
Since the Fed move, the metal's price remains near 2,040.00. We have marked the resistance and support ranges of the ongoing consolidation at 2,046.80/2,047.80 and 2,027.70/2,030.00. Meanwhile, on Friday already 55% of open positions were short. Moreover, pending orders in the 1000-point range around the current price were 100% to sell.Economic Calendar Analysis During the week before Christmas, there will be a
The drop of the US Dollar that was caused by the Federal Reserve boosted the price for gold. The commodity jumped and eventually surged to the resistance of the 2,040.00 mark. Meanwhile, throughout first part of Thursday's trading, the price was finding support in 2,030.00. Economic Calendar Analysis On Friday, the markets could move if one of the Markit Institute Flash Services
With the exception of a short spike above 1,990.00 that was caused by the CPI, the price consolidates at 1,980.00, as it was described as possible on Monday. However, the Fed should finally move the metal's price. Meanwhile, before the event the 50-hour simple moving average was observed to be acting as resistance. Economic Calendar Analysis On Wednesday, the top event of
The price for gold had already started a decline, as the US employment data was released on Friday. The higher than expected data sets caused a surge of the value of the USD, which in turn caused a drop of the price for gold. Eventually, the price found some support near the 2,000.00 mark, but an attempted recovery failed at
Gold has been observed to be respecting the resistance of the 2,040.00 mark and periodically the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages. Namely, it does not appear that an SMA can hold for longer than half-a-day. On Thursday, the price bounced off the combination of the 2,040.00 and the 100-hour simple moving average. The subsequent decline was slowed down by
The consolidation of gains of the metal's price ended with a sharp surge that shortly reached above 2,140.00. Namely, the metal surged by 4.61% as a new month started. However, the gains were quickly erased, as the price returned to levels near 2,020.00. On Wednesday, the price was finding support in 2,020.00 and resistance was provided by the 50-hour simple moving